How did you get your name?

Preciosonic · Post by **Preciosonic** » 14 Jun 2017, 18:31

Nice name you got there, Mthabisi,I like the meaning.

Post by **Kourtney Bradley** » 15 Jun 2017, 08:11

I was born around the time Friends was on. My maiden name was Kourtney Cox. Ive always assumed my parents named me after Courteney Cox.

JanieReads · Post by **JanieReads** » 15 Jun 2017, 10:24

The story I was always told was that my older brother named me when he was about 3 years old. My mother gave him two options for his baby sister's name: Janie or Amanda. He chose Janie. I'm actually really grateful because it's not technically an unusual name, like some of them today (I know a guy named Cannon Ball). But it is unusual enough that I have never met anyone in my age group with my name. They are all over 60 if they have the name Janie.

Perez odiete · Post by **Perez odiete** » 15 Jun 2017, 14:21

My name is Wilfred, my parents named me after my uncle....

Antares · Post by **Antares** » 15 Jun 2017, 16:55

My mom was a fan of astronomy. Antares is my actual name. It's the north star and a Greek goddess

Donnavila Marie01 · Post by **Donnavila Marie01** » 15 Jun 2017, 17:49

Neesee J wrote:Hello all. I just joined today so I'm new to all this. Looking forward to getting to know you all in the future. My name is Denise Carol, My mom was not very creative I guess, as her middle name is Denise, and my dads is Carol. ( yea i know kinda weird Carol for a male) My grandma says she was trying to write Carl but was still woozy from the delivery so added the o and made it Carol so when she realized the mistake she went with it and called him Carol.

Welcome to the group. I agree that giving a name to a child posts a challenge on creativity because if one is not creative at all, she or he will end up naming a baby after someone from the family but your name makes sense.

Preciosonic · Post by **Preciosonic** » 15 Jun 2017, 18:15

That's an encouraging word to say to Denise Carol,well done Donnavila.

Manang Muyang · Post by **Manang Muyang** » 16 Jun 2017, 16:45

My paternal grandmother gave me my name. It is the Hebrew name of Mary, mother of Jesus. As Catholics, many Filipino couples name their daughters with a Maria or other variant of Mary's name.

John Cand · Post by **John Cand** » 16 Jun 2017, 17:32

A friend of my parents suggested my name to them on the day I was born. Yep, that the full story.

kina · Post by **kina** » 16 Jun 2017, 19:21

My name is my mother's middle name, and it's also my fraternal grandmother's name. I'd rather say it's my mother's middle name though since my grandmother was a pretty terrible person. My own middle name is my birth month and the nickname my mother used to call my father by when they were dating, which is a much more creative origin story.

Donnavila Marie01 · Post by **Donnavila Marie01** » 17 Jun 2017, 01:41

Antares wrote:My mom was a fan of astronomy. Antares is my actual name. It's the north star and a Greek goddess

I love the name Antares because it sounds powerful and mysterious. The name will always be remember for centuries.

psspcj · Post by **psspcj** » 18 Jun 2017, 10:53

My name is Priyanka. I was born on the day the first lady prime minister of India - Indira Gandhi was died. My family members started calling me Indira after her name. But my mother liked her grand daughter's name - Priyanka more and hence she forced everyone to call me Priyanka and not Indira. So, here I am Priyanka.

Greatachiever · Post by **Greatachiever** » 18 Jun 2017, 13:34

My name is Tolulope...which means to God be thanks in Nigerian language(yoruba precisely). I think It was due to the circumstances surrounding my birth, and I came later than expected. So apparantly when I came they were thankful to God

Kalin Adi · Post by **Kalin Adi** » 18 Jun 2017, 21:13

My mom has always liked reading the Bible, so she gave my sister and me Bible names, Ester and Ruth respectively.

Paroca · Post by **Paroca** » 18 Jun 2017, 22:34

My parents decided to name my brother and I based on our grandfathers' names, but I only have the first letter the same with my grandfather (I'm Patricia, his name was Perfecto). They initially wanted to add a second name Anne, but my father was against it, saying it'll only make my life complicated, will take more time to write my name in school.